Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-26
Sales 81 400 bales.
GENERAL MARKERS,
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Flour--Market was
firm, with full prices for best grades; AX 81 10
fancy So 1908 as; patents So 1894 co. Wheat
Market opened strong and continued aGvanc-
ing, closing H@26c above Yesterday afternoon;
72Ic, Octobsr rs bid; Novembe 721s@724c.
closing az 7214c; December 7316@734ac, closing
at 1870; May SO@SO2sc, closi at s0Ac bid.
october 40. bid; november $3.50, december
3O%c asked; Ma 405s@4l74c, closing 411sc Oa's
Market firm; cash 24%c: October 241zc bid;
Noeember 21ac; MAY 2S!sc. Rye-Market was
soc. Hay Market dull an weak; prime tim
othy Sl3 CO@l6 90; prairie SO 599ll so. Bran
Market firm at 66c. Lead-Market steady and
IN demand st 81 OO.-Eggs-Active and scarce
l51ac. Butter quiet and unchanged; creamery
22026c. Dairy 1G022. Cornmeal easy at 81 50
Whisky steady at 81 q. Provisions quiet.
Dry salt meats-BoXed shoulders So OOU5 l214;
long clears ST. 10; clear ribs Sc S715; short Gear
81 0U07 l21S. Bacon-BoXed shoulders S. SI1a;
long clears 81 60@7 671z; clear ribs s. 70;
short clears IS 90. Hams steady at $l2 GOALS on.
Receipts of 1our 1900; wheat 800 0; corn 1884,
600; oats 900; rice q, 900; barley 230C0. Snlp
ments of flor Il 000 wheat II COO; corn 1900;
oats $4,000; rye lOO4; barley none. Afternoon
board-Wheat steady; October PIG offered;
December 753ac; May sO1sc. Corn ssrong; De.
cenber 3SIc; Aay 4l>sc. Oats steady.
CHICAGO, ILL, Ocs. 25.-NlarkeIs on 'ch"nge
to day opened promising for better business
and better prices and continued bulllsh through
out the grester part Ut the session. In wheat
market the feeling was especially strong; local
buying was more active and there war more
doing on outside account. Several prominent
dealers were free buyers and shorts interests
were induced to cover. Foreign advice was
bullish in tone. Receipts of wheat show sone
falling off, but in new wheat the arrivals con-
tinue liberal, December wheat opened at 1879,
sold at 731a, reacted TO 1874 on realizing by holn
covering by shorts, induced By higher
cables and over selling of market and
closed at 1870. Corn was moderately active,
with feeling firm ana fluctuations showed
wider range thanIon previous days. The strength
was due mainly TO the firm tone Of wheat and
anticipated smaller receipts. The market
opened at ye 'terday's close, was easy for
time, ueclining 15014c, ruled stsady, then be-
came quite active and advancing 4GKc,
changed some and closed 2z61zc higher tnan
yesterday with May at 45Hc. Provisions were
more active than usual 10 day and feeling firm
er,being influenced to some extent by moderate
arrival of hogs and a stronger market. For
corn, the tra1ing in the end was only fair, with
mid winter deliveries attracting most atten
ton. Offerings were moderate, while demand
from shorts were fairly active and prices rated
high T, and the appreciation was mo 'eratelY
posed to sell to any extent while orders from
outside parties were largely on the buying side
of the market, and the inquiry for shipment
was fair, with buyers more Inclined
trade was reported In some cases slight ad
vances in prices @ere obtained. Receipts of
products wefe fair and shipments large. jan
nary mess pork sold at Sl2 1T1sG12 32k, closing
at So 271s; January lard sold at Sc Tx G6 S2h,
clio ing at Sc 80; and January short ribs sold a.
S. 15G6 p, closing at S. 221s Leading futures:
cember 1876; May 1890. Corn-October 4l4zc;
November 4l75c; May 451lc. Mess pork per bbl.
January Sl2 271k Lard. october Sc IS; Decem
ribs, october 81 90; January.ss ~ ossh quo
tstions were: Flour In better request with
prices steady and' unchanged; No. 2 red